SCRATCHER TUNNEL AND METHOD OF CONNECTING ELEMENTS OF SCRATCHER TUNNEL Russian patent published in 2023 - IPC A01K15/02 A01K13/00 

FIELD: pet care.

SUBSTANCE: scratcher tunnel includes a through body, lower and upper bases made of corrugated cardboard strips. The side walls of the body are connected by horizontally oriented lower and upper connecting elements, on which the lower and upper bases are installed, made in the form of identical blocks of corrugated cardboard strips, fixed by vertically oriented connecting elements. In the side walls of the housing, rectangular open and locking slots of the same width are made parallel to the side face at the same distance for fixing the above-mentioned connecting elements. Moreover, the lower connecting elements are inserted into the even open slots and the fixing slots located above them, and the upper connecting elements are inserted into the even open slots. The lower and the upper bases are fixed by side connecting elements, forming stiffeners, installed on the outer side of the side walls in odd open and locking slots.

EFFECT: simplified manufacturing method while maintaining the reliability of the design.

4 cl, 6 dwg